Awning fastener



Apr`il29,1924. 1,492,405

l J. H. STONE AWN ING FATENER Filed Jan. 3, 1922 AA l l. WS

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Arran/'ver Patented Apr. 29, 1924.

narran STATES JOHN H; STONE, or BUFFALO, :mmvv YORK;

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Application med January s, `1922. yserial No. szaoa To all 'whom z't may concern: ,1 V

Be `it known that I, JojHN H. SToNE,fa. citizen of the United States, lresidin at Buffalo, in' the'county ofllriey and`rrv tate of New York, have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in Awning/Fasteners, of which the following is aI specification. 4 i 3 This invention relates toan improvement in an awning fastener r andy more ,particularly to such a fastener composedof two parts, one 4of which is adjustablyv secured to they awning while f the otherwisirigidly fixed to the wall of the buildingonywhich the awning-is to be installed. I I f It is customary to secure an awning to ythe building yby means of screw eyes-,screwed into the windowframe or othenpartfo'f the building and4 passing through grommets fixed at regular intervals along the rear edge of the awning. When the awning is .taken down' in` the,` fall i'tfs of course necessary to unscrew each of the screw eyes andWhen the' awning is 'put up inthe-spring the screw eyes arefs'crewed into -fthe same' holes asbefore. Obviously after this hasbeen done several timesv the screw eyes will no-longer hold in the wood. Hence-it will be necessary keither to employ screw eyes havinga thicker shank or else to'changeftheposition of thev awning on the window/'frameand make a new set of screw/holes. After several of such shifts that portion of theiwin dow frame willl be honeycombed withzholes so that, not only is the appearance offthe building spoiledk but also itis practically impossible to install an awning on Ythat frame.' Moreover, when afnew awning'isA installed the grommets onit areI never locatedy in exactly'the same positions as :the grommets on ythe old awning sothat new holes mustbe made for some, at least, of,V the screw eyes. 'f

One object of this invention isi'to' `avoid thisdefacement of `the building'and the 'impossibility ofjreinseiting screw 'eyes in ythe same holes bypi'oviding 'a'multi-part fastener, one part of which 1s rigidly secured to the'building and'need not bef'removed when the 'awning is yput up or taken downf while the' vother 'part iaearrefdf'on the awning.' A' e" Another.object'is to provide a clamp for holding the yrear edge of thefawning firmly withoutV ,marking yit,w,hich clamp can be adjusted` along, the i yedge' of the, awning so that itcan,be.broughtinto coincidence with the part4 of.. the, fastener already fixed to the building. y c l Aiy further .object is toprovide atfthe rear edge of anawning a s tili'ening rod or bar with `whichksuch clampco-operates sothat the entirerear ,edge is held at a fixed dis tancefrom the-building `when the awning is installed, thus eliminatingthe sags and gapsy thatfexistfwhen fthe awning is supported at intervals through grommets along therear edge inthevusualmanner. stillr further object is to provide awning fasteners to which the pulley blocks usedkt'osupport the yawning vcords kare secured. c y

Other objects will appear from an examination of the following description in connectionfwith the accompanying drawings which formv a part thereof and in whichzl .f rIniggvl-isa' viewof theY rear edge of an awningk equipped with a fastenenembodying this invention; f 'f f@ Fig. 2 is a" sectional view taken along the lin'eV "2 2 of Fig: 1 rdisclosing, oneform of this invention; Q f

Figs andfare'cross' sectional views takenf'onthe lines 33 and l---laof Fig. 2; 'Figrf is a sectional view similar to:Fig. 2 `showing-a second embodiment xof this in- 'vention;` f

1 V6 and '7 'are-cross sectional views f f taken on the lines-6 6 and 7-7 of Fig. 5;

y Fig: 8 is a sectional viewsimilarfto` Figs.

2fand-5 showing 'athird embodiment of this inventiony .y f

.ffFigQ isa cross/sectional viewtaken on;

FfigwlO isfa cross section-al, view similar to Fig. v9 showing'afourth embodiment of this `inventionfxzy j f f f f gReerringv to fthe drawingslthe reference f 22"intolwhihisQin'sertedwa stiiening rod: 23 f usually of a length substantially equal to the width of the awning.

The fasteners 24 are made up of two parts of which one, 25, is a clamp carried by the awning while the other, 26, is a bracket secured to the building by screws 27 or other-suitable means. The clamp 25 ishooked lover the rod 23 and the hem 22 and may be slid along the edge of the awning,` until the proper position is reached. Obviously by reason of the relative sizesof rod and clamp the awning can not pull out of engagement. i

In the first embodiment, illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4, part of the clamp'25 behind the awning is slotted to form a. tongue 28 and side strips 29 provided at the lowery ends with eyes 30. The tongue 28 is somewhat offset relative to the strips 29 and is provided withv a transverse hill or bump 31 for a reason to be'pointed out later. The'bracket 26 has a raised section 32 intermediate the ends 33 which'arefirmly secured yto thepbuilding'21 by screws 27. Thusthere is formeda pocket into which the tonguel 28 isinserted'wh'en the awning is put up.'I Thel hill or bump 31' projects below the section 32 and helps 'to holdl the tongue 'in place. (See Fig.2.) .Moreover it will appear vfrom an inspection of Figs. 2 and 3 `and 4 that the section 32 of the bracket is gripped between the tongue 28 and'strip`s'29 so as to practically eliminate any rattle due to looseness of the awning V mountings.

The second embodiment is intended for usewheregthe awning is mounted onA a building liust under a cornice yor otherjprojection'` 34 which prevents inserting the clamps into the brackets from above asin the first embodiment. In place* of fthe bracket used in the first embodiment which was fastened -at each end to the building there is employed a bracket 26' secured at one end` only, 3,5,to the building, the other end 36 being spaced from and parallel to the building.V "A heel 37 may be formed; on the end 36 as shown in Fig. 6 thus making a pocket for the clamp. The clamp W25 used in this embodiment differs vfrom the one used in the first embodiment chiefly in the fact'that instead of'forming a' tongue 28 the back plate is slotted andthe portion 38 between the slots is depressedso 'that 4the clamp can be slipped longitudinally onto the end 36 ofthe bracket. The heel 37 will, of course, engage` the rea.redge of the portion 38 and hold the clamp in position. The lower end. of .thecla'mp is provided with a slot y39Y to take the place of the eyes 30 in the first embodiment.

The embodiment shownin FigsQS and 9 is intended to be used in place of the first embodiment for supporting smaller, lighter awnings. The clamp 40 of this third ern- 'United States-is the following: f

bodiment is narrower than the clamp 25 so that instead of forming a tongue in the back plate, the back plate acts as a tongue itself and is inserted behind the portion 32 of the bracket 26 which is the same as that used in the first embodiment.

The fourth embodiment shown in Fig. 10 is an adaptation of the third embodiment for use under a cornice or other projection andv consists in the substitution of a two plane bracket 41 for the bracket 26 of the third embodiment. The bracket 41 is the same in all essential points as the bracket tion with either of these brackets illustrated. This is' equally true of the clamp 25 but the 'clamp 25 can only be used with the brackets 26 and 41. ,p y y The eyes 30 yin the clamp 25 and the slot 39 in the clamp 25 are formed to receive the pulleykblocks 42', by which the awning cordsare carried. Thus the complete awning assembly isindependent of the brackets and ofthe "building on whichk the awning is installed which is a'great advantagev over thereby since `it lis obvious that others may be made without'departing from the spirit and scope of my invention s et forth in the following claims. A l.

`Iavingy thus described my 'invention that which I claim as newand for which I desire" protection byl Letters Patent of the 'ljA-n awning .fastener comprising a clamp mounted 'uponigand adjustable :along the rear edge of the awning, said clamp having'a tongue, a strip at each )side thereof, and 'an eye at the tip of each strip,and a bracket having 'a pocketl into which said ytongue `isinse'rtedv when theawning is installed. f

4v"2.11An' awningi fastener comprising a bracket secured to the casing of the opening toy be protected'by theawning, said bracket having ahorizontal portion offset from the body'of the bracket, a clamp having a portion"V extending `overthe top. fro-nt and part `ofthe bottom ofthe head rod .of said awning, a tongue adapted to be inserted behind the offset portion of saidbracket` and eye providedmeans at each side of said tongue, between'whicli means and '.said portion the awning is held below said head rod. i i

3..AnA awning fastenerV comprising a bracket secured tothe casing of the openingftobe protectedfby the awning, said bracket having a horizontal portion offset from the body of the bracket, a clamp having a portion extending over the top, front and part of the bottom of the head rod 5 of said awning, e tongue adapted to be inserted behind the offset portion of said bracket, one of said elements having ay transverse heel by which they are held in position` and eye provided means at each side of said tongue, between which means and 10 Said portion the awning is held below said head rod.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

JOHN H. STONE. 

